How to customize the Notification Area in Win 7?

Asked By melissa boyers 20 points N/A Posted on - 08/09/2011

I have Windows 7 installed on my computer. I am receiving series of notifications popping up on my screen every time I started browsing. The alert are the things that I knew already like my Windows Firewall is off and I need to turn it on, I don’t have antivirus so I should find one online. I want to know if there is a way to disable it temporarily.  Because it is annoying at numerous times. 

Find an antivirus program online

Windows did not find an antivirus program on this computer. Click to find a program online.

Turn on Windows Firewall

Windows Firewall is turned off. Click to turn it on.

Can someone tell me how?

Help please.

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Answered By tom mills 0 points N/A #109184

How to customize the Notification Area in Win 7?

You can disable your notification area in your Windows 7 by using Local Group Policy. But you forgot to mention which version of Windows 7 you are using. Local Group Policy Editor can only be used with Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise. Do not continue if you are using other version.

• To access your Local Group Policy Editor click Start and then type gpedit.msc on the search box and then press enter.

Disable Windows 7 Balloon Notifications:

• On the left pane, navigate and expand through the following:

             User Configuration Administrative Templates Start Menu and Taskbar

 

• Under Settings on the right pane scroll down to Turn off all balloon notifications then double-click it.
• Set to Enable then OK to apply.

 

Disable Entire Notification Area:

• On the left pane, navigate and expand through the following:

             User Configuration Administrative Templates Start Menu and Taskbar.

• Under Setting on the right pane, scroll down to Hide the Notification area then double-click it.
• Set to Enable then OK to apply.
• Restart your computer and you will not be able to see your notification area again.

To disable Notifications using Registry Key:

*This is for Advanced Users only, I don’t recommend using this for beginners or if you are unsure of what to do as this will cause a serious problem to your computer system.

• Click Start then type regedit.exe on the search box.
• Navigate and expand the following:

             HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced

• Right-click on the right hand pane. Create a 32-Bit DWORD with this:

Name: EnableBalloonTips

Value: 0

• Restart your computer and you will not be able to see your notifications again.

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Answered By ann12 0 points N/A #109185

How to customize the Notification Area in Win 7?

Getting constant security alerts can be very annoying at times and it is thus a good idea to learn how to turn them off.

For starters

• Right click on the task bar to pen the task bar options
• Click on the properties
• Go to the notification area and click customize
• The will be a dialog box that will appear and from this dialog box you can change the notifications that you want active and the ones that you want inactive.
• After finishing setting up click, OK

With this simple steps your notifications problems will be solved for the last time.

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Answered By melissa boyers 20 points N/A #109186

How to customize the Notification Area in Win 7?

I just want to say thank you for the help and solution. Thank you for the efficiency and speed of your reply.

That makes sense.

You are the best!

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